UI alumna Meg Bessman-Quintero is the only bilingual, master's-level mental health therapist practicing in the Sioux City area who counsels primarly Spanish-speaking immigrants and their families, filling a critical mental health niche in western Iowa. Story
2013.04.23 | By University Communication and Marketing | 09:15 AM
The University of Iowa School of Social Work in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the first annual National Poetry Contest for Social Workers. The purpose of the contest was to acknowledge the creative talent of social workers and to draw attention to social work as a profession. Story
Dan Grinstead, a UI social work specialist, will share his personal story of enlisting in the Iowa Army National Guard at age 59, being deployed to Afghanistan, and returning home to help soldiers become citizens again at the Spencer Hospital as part of a continuing education program.
Story from: Storm Lake Pilot Tribune
University of Iowa students in a School of Social Work class have begun to take a closer look at what they would want at the end of their lives thanks to a program called Honoring Your Wishes. The program is under the leadership of the Iowa City Hospice.
Story from: The Daily Iowan
A proposed program would bring together UI medical, pharmaceutical, dental, and social-work students in an effort to make sure the homeless of Iowa City can have both a job and good health.
Story from: Daily Iowan
Five faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been honored for their excellence in teaching and scholarship or creative work. Story
